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| Sep 11, 2014 | Atlassian sales up by 44% for 2013-14 financial year | Atlassian has announced at its annual summit in San Jose that sales rose 44% to $US215 million ($A234m) for the fiscal year ended June 30, The Wall Street Journal reports.
That’s an improvement on the year prior when sales rose 35% to $US14... |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Intelligence Squared US Debate: "The President Has Constitutional Power To Target And Kill U.S. Citizens Abroad" | For the Motion:
Alan Dershowitz, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Michael Lewis, Professor of Law, Ohio Northern University School of Law
Against the Motion:
Noah Feldman, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Hina Shamsi, Director of th... |
| Feb 14, 2014 | Intelligence Squared Debate: "Snowden Was Justified" | The ACLU's Ben Wizner and Daniel Ellsberg vs. former CIA Director James Woolsey and Andrew McCarthy:
Snowden Was Justified from Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates on FORA.tv |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Intelligence Squared US Debate: "Spy on Me, I'd Rather Be Safe" | I haven't watched this yet, but it looks pretty interesting.
The motion is "Spy on me, I'd rather be safe."
The panel is a good one: Arguing for it are Stewart Baker and Richard Falkenrather. Arguing against it are David Cole and ... |
| Sep 22, 2013 | Intelligence Squared Debate on Drone Program---And Ours | The latest episode of Intelligence² Debates is over the resolution, "The U.S. Drones Program is Fatally Flawed." It's an interesting program, though I have to say that I think the Oxford Union debate this spring in which Ken and I... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | CrowdOptic and L’Oreal to roll out huge augmented reality demo | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
In two weeks, tens of thousands of people will fill the streets of Toronto for the seventh annual Luminato Festival to see beautiful wo... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | CrowdOptic and L’Oreal to roll out huge augmented reality demo | In two weeks, tens of thousands of people will fill the streets of Toronto for the seventh annual Luminato Festival to see beautiful works of art, hear great music, and enjoy the sights of a world-class city. They’ll also make history by pa... |
| May 16, 2013 | CrowdOptic Raises Another $1M To Build Experiences Based On Where Your Phone Is Pointing | CrowdOptic, a startup with technology for identifying where people are pointing their smartphone cameras, has raised another $1 million in funding.
When I’ve spoken to the team in the past, they’ve emphasized the ways this could be used to ... |
| Mar 6, 2013 | Keen On… ShowGo.tv: Why Jazz Is Now Live On The Internet | Is the Internet ready for live music? Serial entrepreneur Brian Gruber thinks it is. With his latest startup ShowGo.tv, Gruber has created an online music experience in which we can watch live jazz from “the coolest places on earth”. Gruber... |
| Feb 18, 2013 | Participation: The Trend That Is Bigger Than The Harlem Shake | Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster (@msuster), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners. Read more about Suster on his Startup Advice blog: Both Sides of the Table
By now many of you know the Harlem Shake.
It is a YouTube p... |
| Dec 24, 2012 | Best Tech Events This Week (Happy Holidays!) | This is a guest post from Gary Sharma (aka “The Guy with the Red Tie”), founder and CEO of GarysGuide and proud owner of a whole bunch of black suits, white shirts and, at last count, over 40 red ties. You can reach him at gary [at] garysgu... |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Microsoft Surface Gains Early Lead Among Windows 8 Devices, Ad Data Indicates | Although the data might be a little uncertain, figures released by AdDuplex indicate that Microsoft’s Surface is winning the early race to be the most popular Windows 8/ Windows RT device. At least as calculated by which platforms are accce... |
| Nov 8, 2012 | ad:tech chat with Dave Morgan | Dave Morgan is one of my favorite entrepreneurs. We've backed him twice at USV and he is also a very good friend to me and my partners. Dave has been building businesses at the intersection of madison avenue and the internet since the mid 9... |
| Sep 10, 2012 | Path founder Dave Morin constructs an oasis on the chaotic streets of ‘Facebook city’ | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
SAN FRANCISCO — The open social graph is a crowded, bustling world filled with people, noise, and dangers. Path founder Dave Morin is b... |
| May 3, 2012 | Twitter Brings You Closer | For anyone who is interested in Twitter, what is going on right now in the company, where they are headed, and why, this 30min interview with Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is worth watching. I particularly like the last minute of the Q&A ses... |
| Mar 4, 2012 | How To Manufacture Desire | Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Nir Eyal, a founder of two startups and an advisor to several Bay Area companies and incubators. Nir blogs about technology and behavior engineering at nirandfar.com.
Type the name of almost any ... |
| Feb 21, 2012 | The Engineer's Brain | I've been reading The Corrections this long weekend. This book came out over ten years ago, but I'd never read it so I pulled it out of our bookshelf and cracked it open after we got off the mountain on Saturday. I hope to finish it on the ... |
| Jun 28, 2011 | Sean Parker On Why Myspace Lost To Facebook | With reports of social network Myspace about to sell for ~$30 million, the tech world eagerly awaits the HBS study for why the service, which was bought in 2006 by Newscorp for $580 million and was at some point valued at $1.5 billion (a qu... |
| Jan 14, 2011 | Don’t miss The Gamification Summit next Thursday | The Gamification Summit (January 20-21, 2011 in San Francisco) brings together top thought leaders in game mechanics and engagement science for the first time.
Hear what works and what doesn’t in this dynamic, fast-moving field through case... |
| Oct 27, 2010 | James Cameron says 3D TV will come, but it requires better tech and content | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Director James Cameron said that he believes stereoscopic 3D, like the kind in his blockbuster film Avatar, will eventually become perv... |
| Oct 27, 2010 | James Cameron says 3D TV will come, but it requires better tech and content | Director James Cameron said that he believes stereoscopic 3D, like the kind in his blockbuster film Avatar, will eventually become pervasive, but a lot of things have to fall into place first.
“Well, we see the world in 3D,” Cameron said at... |
| Oct 25, 2010 | Is Barack Obama a Serial Killer? | In reading Mary Ellen O'Connell's writings on targeted killing in preparation for our debate this weekend, I was struck by how granular her arguments generally are. She writes in great detail about the constituent legal questions that make ... |
| Sep 27, 2010 | Geeks and Entrepreneurs Gather in New York for BizTechDay | The Times Center in New York City was packed on Friday with some of the brightest minds in both business and technology for the first-ever east coast edition of BizTechDay, a one-day conference for entrepreneurs now in its third year.
The e... |
| Sep 3, 2010 | Two Points about Targeted Killings | Anthony Romero of the ACLU and Vincent Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights have an oped this morning in the Washington Post on their new lawsuit challenging the reported targeting of Anwar al-Aulaqi. They argue:
In zones of armed... |
| Sep 2, 2010 | Fora.TV Triples Traffic. Wait, That Many People Want Hour-Long Videos on Economics? | Fora.TV has always been playing a dangerous game—trying to sell long-form online video about intellectual ideas. That’s like trying to sell sunblock to the cast of Jersey Shore. Fora calls itself Hulu for “the Thinking Man’s Web.” (There’s ... |
| Mar 25, 2010 | Cisco buys into WiMax for Smart Grid, acquires stake in Grid Net | Cisco Systems has been scouting for major plays in the Smart Grid infrastructure arena for about a year — some analysts even speculated that it would buy wireless networking provider Silver Spring Networks. But today, it announced its decis... |
| Mar 25, 2010 | Cisco buys into WiMax for Smart Grid, acquires stake in Grid Net | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Cisco Systems has been scouting for major plays i... |
| Feb 11, 2010 | Is Web 2.0 sucking the innovation well dry? | Entrepreneur-turned professor says companies like Facebook hamper much-needed cleantech funding
There’s no doubt that Facebook and Twitter have distracted the collective workforce for countless hours on the job—those of us in media get to w... |
| Dec 18, 2009 | DiscoveryBeat videos: The masters explain how to get your app noticed | We’re pleased to present the videos of our DiscoveryBeat panel sessions that took place on Dec. 8.
They’re a good way to learn from some of the smartest minds about how to get your application noticed in an age of noise. With more than 100,... |
| Dec 18, 2009 | DiscoveryBeat videos: The masters explain how to get your app noticed | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
We’re pleased to present the videos of our Discov... |
| Dec 9, 2009 | Thanks for coming to DiscoveryBeat; the best is yet to come | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Entrepreneurs, developers, and others gathered in... |
| Dec 9, 2009 | Thanks for coming to DiscoveryBeat; the best is yet to come | Entrepreneurs, developers, and others gathered in San Francisco yesterday for DiscoveryBeat 2009, VentureBeat’s sold-out event on how applications can stand out in “an age of noise.”
It’s considered easier to get struck by lightning these d... |
| Nov 25, 2009 | GreenBeat: Ultimate media roundup — pics, videos, slides and more | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
At this time last week, we were just about to kic... |
| Nov 25, 2009 | GreenBeat: Ultimate media roundup — pics, videos, slides and more | At this time last week, we were just about to kick off our inaugural GreenBeat conference focused on the Smart Grid. We’re thrilled to still be receiving valuable feedback and new ideas for the event next year. To provide our readers — incl... |
| Nov 20, 2009 | GreenBeat: Big thank you and media roundup | Thanks to everyone who made it out to GreenBeat 2009 yesterday and Wednesday!
We were thrilled with the turnout, and couldn’t be more grateful for all the support we received from attendees, speakers, sponsors and the press. It’s clear that... |
| Nov 17, 2009 | GreenBeat: Google’s Lu, OPower’s Yates join the program | There’s one day to go before GreenBeat 2009 takes off, and we’re still adding Smart Grid experts to the agenda. Rounding out the program, we have Google PowerMeter engineer (and former astronaut!) Ed Lu, and OPower CEO Dan Yates, each addin... |
| Nov 13, 2009 | GreenBeat 2009: Bringing in the Grid analysts | In order for a conference to be a catalyst for change, it needs to have people asking the right questions. GreenBeat 2009 has recruited a crack team of moderators to execute this task — including two of the most respected analysts speaking ... |
| Nov 13, 2009 | GreenBeat 2009: Bringing in the Grid analysts | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In order for a conference to be a catalyst for ch... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | GreenBeat 2009: Meet the Super Grid bankers | Investment bankers are another key group helping to give birth to the Super Grid, or the more efficient electrical grid the nation desperately needs in order to lower carbon emissions.
The ibankers are the ones who facilitate the massive fi... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | GreenBeat2009: Still more Super Grid speakers! | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
We’re rounding out the agenda for GreenBat 2009, ... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | GreenBeat 2009: Meet the Super Grid bankers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Investment bankers are another key group helping ... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | GreenBeat 2009: Meet your Innovation Competition judges | GreenBeat 2009, the seminal executive conference on the Smart Grid, is just around the corner on Nov. 18-19. And one of the key pieces of the event — perhaps the one we’re most excited about — is the Innovation Competition, a chance for sta... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | GreenBeat2009: Still more Super Grid speakers! | We’re rounding out the agenda for GreenBat 2009, the seminal executive conference on the Super Grid taking place NEXT WEEK on Nov. 18-19. Today, we’re delighted to announce the addition of still more policy, IT and investment experts.
Befor... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | GreenBeat 2009: Meet your Innovation Competition judges | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
GreenBeat 2009, the seminal executive conference ... |
| Nov 9, 2009 | Newest experts recruited for GreenBeat: Allan, Hublou, Mezey, Pacyna, Von Dollen | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
We’re putting the final touches on the agenda for... |
| Nov 9, 2009 | Newest experts recruited for GreenBeat: Allan, Hublou, Mezey, Pacyna, Von Dollen | We’re putting the final touches on the agenda for GreenBeat 2009, the seminal executive conference on the Smart Grid, taking place next week on Nov. 18 and 19. Today, we’re delighted to announce the addition of representatives from the Elec... |
| Sep 2, 2009 | Akebia adds Dr. Victor Dzau, Duke Health CEO, to board of directors | Promoted
Covid-19’s terrible toll on diabetes patients. What can be done?
The public health crisis has undermined the economy and made people with chronic conditions more vulnerable and stressed. Learn more with a new report from Omada Heal... |
| Aug 27, 2009 | Linksify Gets A $500,000 Injection, Aims To Improve Contact Management | Linksify has announced that it has raised half a million dollars in seed funding from entrepreneur / angel investor Jon Fisher and the startup’s founder Tony Wu (a former business associate of Fisher). The company is also launching its cont... |
| Feb 12, 2009 | Serious Worries About Locking Up Synthetic Biology Through Patents | One of the most interesting parts of Eric Schiff’s (now hard to find) book Industrialization without National Patents is his discussion of the growth of the synthetic chemical industry in Switzerland — specifically with regard to dyes. Spec... |
| Nov 6, 2008 | Fora.tv tacks on $2M to stir public debate with web video | Fora.tv, an online video site that some have called the “C-Span of the Web,” added $2 million more to a $4 million first round of funding announced in May, reports VentureWire. Before this, it received $2 million in seed funding from Adobe ... |
| May 7, 2008 | Fora.TV Squeezes Another $2 Million Out of Hearst and Adobe, But Still Comes Up Short | Web video for intellectuals is a hard sell. The videos on Fora.TV come from speeches given by intellectuals and business people. It competes with Big Think, which has a slightly different format.
Will Hearst and Adobe Ventures believe in it... |
| Jan 8, 2008 | Roundup: Yahoo’s hub, media deals galore, HD DVD dead, CES, more | Here’s the latest action:
1. Yahoo’s personal communications hub
2. Media deals: Comcast, Microsoft to offer lots of films
3. Apple close to deals with movie studios
4. HD DVD looks dead
5. Yahoo to lead effort to modernize music?
6. CES hi... |
| Jan 7, 2008 | Thoughts About BigThink | A new video site featuring big thinkers from the worlds of politics, academia, science, and business launched today in beta. Called BigThink, it counts Peter Thiel and former Harvard president Larry Summers as investors. It raised an angel ... |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Fora.tv, bringing C-SPAN to the Internet, raises cash | Fora.tv, a San Francisco start-up that wants to bring a C-SPAN-like programming to the Web, has raised about $2 million more in funding from Adobe Ventures and former Kleiner Perkins partner Will Hearst.
The announcement is here.
Content pa... |
| Oct 29, 2007 | Fora.TV Raises $2 Million Seed Round From Adobe and Will Hearst | Fora.tv, which wants to become the C-SPAN of the Web, closed a $2 million seed round from Adobe Ventures and Will Hearst. The site has about 1,500 hours of public speeches from people like Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker and neurologist ... |
| Apr 18, 2007 | Roundup: FunnyOrDie, StumbleUpon sale?, Google’s latest and more | Latest action:
VC firm Sequoia Capital backs Will Ferrell and Adam McKay comedy video site — Called FunnyOrDie.com, the site features a two-minute clip that won a reported 1.5 million page views in less than a week.
StumbleUpon to be acquir... |
| Singularity University inaugura coworking em parceria com a FIAP em São Paulo | Quinta-feira à noite, Salim Ismail, Fundador Executivo e Embaixador Global da Singularity University, estará novamente em São Paulo. Desta vez, vai dar a palestra de inauguração de um coworking que a universidade de fronteira vai abrir em p... |
| O que é esse tal de Google Resources | Escutei esta expressão diferentes vezes aqui na Singularity e no Vale do Silício neste verão americano: “Google resources”. O Sebastian Thurn falou nisso no bate-papo que teve com o grupo todo aqui na SU, o Ray Kurweil mencionou isso quando... |
| Akebia adds Dr. Victor Dzau, Duke Health CEO, to board of directors | CINCNNATI, Ohio — Dr. Victor Dzau, the president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, has joined the board of directors of Akebia Therapeutics.
This adds heavyweight talent to some significant fund-raising by Akebia. Last month it ... |